Defining the crucial role for voluntary carbon markets
December 13, 2022 | 19:00
With 2030 not that far away, if nations and companies are to accelerate towards their net-zero targets, voluntary carbon markets have an essential part to play.
Leveraging carbon markets for Vietnam’s climate commitments
December 09, 2022 | 10:02
Vietnam has identified the importance of shifting away from traditional models of growth in order to sustain the development gains of recent decades. The country adopted its National Green Growth Strategy in 2021 and developed the Green Growth Action Plan the following year. In 2021, Vietnam made a commitment to bring net emissions to zero by the middle of the century.
INSEE Ecocycle 2022 conference showcases collaboration with key partners
October 12, 2022 | 09:11
The leading cement companies, INSEE and its partners showed strong commitments to fulfil the “Net Zero”
From carbon ambition to delivery
August 19, 2022 | 19:00
Having set aggressive decarbonisation targets, companies now face the challenge of executing at pace during a time of unprecedented turbulence.
Vietnam can emulate Japan’s circular economy vision
July 29, 2022 | 15:55
Vietnam has set clear dual growth goals of becoming a high-income country by 2045 and meeting carbon neutrality by 2050.
Paying closer attention to low carbon-emitting groups
May 04, 2022 | 00:09
Paying attention to reducing greenhouse gases will be an urgent requirement for enterprises in Vietnam, in the context that the government is eager to issue policies to realise the commitment to reach net zero.
Institutions gearing up for green growth revolution
February 05, 2022 | 13:47
Asia’s demand for carbon offsets is increasing as more global supply chains, manufacturing, and banking sectors attempt to reduce their carbon impact – in which Vietnam may be the ideal location for a green investment wave.
Masan High-Tech Materials begins journey towards carbon neutrality
December 15, 2021 | 10:07
Masan High-Tech Materials Corporation has set a clear course and ambitious goals towards carbon neutrality and climate protection.
A win-win situation for greenhouse gas emission cuts
November 12, 2021 | 19:00
Enterprises operating in Vietnam still have opportunities to pay for carbon value or ecology services voluntarily via partnerships with forest owners. These initiatives will provide win-win prospects for domestic enterprises and smallholder forest owners in the effort to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
The guiding principles in leading the carbon transition
August 12, 2021 | 09:00
The carbon transition is accelerating, and every company needs to play a role. The pandemic has intensified the race against climate change, renewing focus on such critical efforts by drastically cutting greenhouse gas emissions to reach 50-per-cent reduction by 2030 and net-zero by 2050.
Waiting for forest zoning and carbon credit generation
July 24, 2021 | 09:00
Forest zoning for generation and trade of carbon credits is considered an important solution to create abundant carbon storage in Vietnam as well as establish favourable conditions for enterprises to negotiate selling prices.
Building regional strategies for carbon credits in forestry
July 23, 2021 | 17:16
Vietnam’s forestry system is available for building regional planning in service of exploiting forest carbon credit.
Utilising carbon trading exchange for benefit of all
July 16, 2021 | 13:55
Deploying a pilot carbon trade exchange will create a foundation for establishing an official trade exchange, which is expected to start towards the end of the decade. Vu Trung Kien, director of Tan Nguyen JSC – the builder of the SETS - Smart Emission Trading System – talked with VIR’s Kim Oanh about the potential of this sector.
HSBC to phase out coal funding on shareholder pressure
March 11, 2021 | 16:45
HSBC bank on Thursday unveiled plans to phase out financing of the coal industry over the next two decades, bowing to shareholder pressure to do more to tackle global warming.
Unilever to eliminate fossil fuels in cleaning products by 2030
September 10, 2020 | 11:44
Unilever, a leading manufacturer of cleaning and laundry products, has announced fully replacing carbon fossil fuels in its cleaning and laundry products.
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